--- a/autobot/changes/poller.py	Wed Dec 28 16:59:29 2011 -0800
+++ b/autobot/changes/poller.py	Wed Dec 28 20:43:53 2011 -0800
@@ -64,28 +64,6 @@
 
         self.name = '%s: %s#%s' % (self.__class__.__name__, repourl, branch)
 
-# XXX this is commented out because of race conditions on startup
-# instead, the repository is just made if it doesn't exist
-
-#     def startService(self):
-
-#         base.PollingChangeSource.startService(self)
-
-#         # initialize the repository we'll use to get changes; note that
-#         # startService is not an event-driven method, so this method will
-#         # instead acquire self.initLock immediately when it is called.
-#         if not self.isInitialized():
-#             log.msg('Initializing new repository')
-#             d = self.initRepository()
-#             d.addErrback(log.err, 'while initializing %s repository at %s' % (self.name, self.workdir))
-#         else:
-#             log.msg("%s repository already exists" % self.name)
-
-#         log.msg("%s startService with repository %s" % (self.name, self.workdir))
-
-#         # call this *after* initRepository, so that the initLock is locked first
-
-
     def initRepository(self, _):
         """initialize a repository or whatever"""